31/05/2011, Poker Tournaments

Lukas Berglund, the 18-year-old poker player from Sweden is the youngest WPT champion after topping a field of 216 players at the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship in Barcelona.

The young player, who has just left high school, entered the final table in fourth place, but it didn't take long before he won a 3-way all-in and eliminated two players. His final opponent was Frenchman Romain Matteoli and the head-up lasted just 15 minutes, with only three flops seen before the decisive hand.

Lukas Berglund was crowned the youngest WPT Champion in history. The player was also awarded a $25K seat to the upcoming WPT World Championship and we would probably hear more about him in the future.

The final table results and payouts were as follows:
1. Lukas Berglund - €260,000;
2. Romain Matteoli - €118,000;
3. Frederic Bussot - €64,000;
4. Jorge Duffour - €47,000;
5. Guillem Usero - €40,000;
6. Alexander Sidorin - €33,500;
7. Artur Koren - €27,000;
8. Markus Ristola - €20,200.